perpendicular
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In the end, some 8,000 small seismic events were induced along the targeted fault, but also, surprisingly, along other faults running perpendicular to the main one, sparking local magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“This isn’t just a missing person case,” said Travis Harrison, a producer at NewsNation, which has pulled together a hovel of satellites and folding chairs in the prime real estate perpendicular to Guthrie’s address.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
The front door is easily visible from the road—but likely out of eye or camera sight from even the neighbors up the hill on perpendicular Cerrada Chica.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, southerly winds pushed the system right up against — and perpendicular to — the Santa Ynez Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
As I focused on my breathing, he grasped me by the palm and elbow, and firmly drew my hand back so that it was perpendicular to my wrist.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing perpendicular
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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